Saïda Province

Saïda (Arabic: ولاية سعيدة‎) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria, named after its capital.

Saïda Province ولاية سعيدة
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Saïda
Coordinates: 34°50′N 0°09′E
Country	Algeria
Capital	Saïda
Area
• Total	6,764 km^2 (2,612 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	328,685
• Density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 48
ISO 3166 code	DZ-20
Districts	6
Municipalities	16

History

The province was created from parts of Oran (department), Saïda department and Saoura department in 1974.

In 1984 El Bayadh Province and Naama Province were carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 6 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 16 communes or municipalities.

Districts

1. Aïn El Hadjar
2. El Hassasna
3. Ouled Brahim
4. Saïda
5. Sidi Boubekeur
6. Youb

Communes

1. Aïn El Hadjar
2. Aïn Sekhouna
3. Aïn Soltane
4. Doui Thabet
5. El Hassasna
6. Hounet
7. Maamora
8. Moulay Larbi
9. Ouled Brahim
10. Ouled Khaled
11. Saïda
12. Sidi Ahmed
13. Sidi Amar
14. Sidi Boubekeur
15. Tircine
16. Youb

References

1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.